A share price of Service Corp. International [SCI] is currently trading at $80.83, up 0.58%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The SCI shares have gain 3.92% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.01%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Service Corp. International [NYSE: SCI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 30, 2023, when UBS initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $72. Previously, Truist started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 07, 2022, and set its price target to $72. On February 20, 2019, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Outperform. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Market Perform. Credit Suisse upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on April 28, 2016. In a note dated March 16, 2016, Credit Suisse initiated an Neutral rating.
Service Corp. International experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $64.10 and $89.37. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $82.67 within the next 12 months. Service Corp. International [NYSE: SCI] shares were valued at $80.83 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.28% based on the average SCI price forecast.
Analyzing the SCI fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Service Corp. International [NYSE:SCI] were 4.15B which represents 1.21% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.97.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 79.60 points at the first support level, and at 78.36 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 81.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 82.71.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Service Corp. International [NYSE:SCI] is 0.52. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.48, while the Cash Ratio is 0.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.82, the price to book ratio is 7.20 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WALTRIP W BLAIR, Director, that happened on Dec 12 ’24 when 3334.0 shares were sold. Director, WALTRIP W BLAIR completed a deal on Dec 11 ’24 to buy 3334.0 shares. Meanwhile, VP, Chief Accounting Officer Moore Tammy R sold 14800.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.
